"Why is Israel's relatively small and low-budget military also the world's most innovative, technologically and logistically? Edward Luttwak and Eitan Shamir look to the IDF's unique structure: integrating army, air force, and navy in one service, under an officer class constantly refreshed by short tenures, the IDF is built for agility and change"-- Provided by publisher.

Raising an army under fire --How scarcity can force innovation -- A youthful officers corps -- Innovation from below -- A reserve army of innovators -- A different military-industrial complex -- High-speed development : from missile boats to Iron Dome -- Women in the IDF -- Military doctrine and innovation -- From triumph in air 1967 and 1973 -- Airpower restored with technological leap -- Elite units : the mass production of military excellence -- military entrepreneurs and special forces -- The Armored Corps : discipline and technological improvisation -- Why the Merkava is different -- Units 8200 and 81.